bicho-de-conta

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “bead bug”

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃu.d͡ʒiˈkõ.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃu.d͡ʒiˈkõ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃo.deˈkõ.ta/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃu.dɨˈkõ.tɐ/ [ˌbi.ʃu.ðɨˈkõ.tɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ʃu.dɨˈkõ.tɐ/ [ˌbi.ʃu.ðɨˈkõ.tɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.t͡ʃu.dɨˈkõ.tɐ/ [ˌbi.t͡ʃu.ðɨˈkõ.tɐ]

• Hyphenation: bi‧cho‧-de‧-con‧ta

Noun

bicho-de-conta m (plural bichos-de-conta)

1. (Portugal) woodlouse (isopod)

   Synonyms: tatuzinho-de-jardim, tatu, tatu-de-jardim, tatuzinho